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Najas marina L.
Prickly Water Nymph

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 2:1015 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Slender, attached, submerged, aquatic annual, herb, dioecious, leaves toothed. Fl. green, Mar to Aug or Nov. Fresh or brackish waters.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 23 August 1999

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Tanami, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Augustus, Cape Range, Chichester, Fortescue, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Katanning, Perth, Roebourne, Tanami Desert, Warren, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Cambridge, Carnarvon, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Gingin, Goomalling, Halls Creek, Karratha, Manjimup, Meekatharra, Northampton, Port Hedland, Stirling, Upper Gascoyne, Victoria Plains, Wanneroo.